Grease at Paramount Theatre

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

"... If Rater and Corti are feeling the pressure, it doesn’t show. Last weekend, the Paramount kicked off its second Broadway series with a supremely fun production of “Grease.” And I’m overjoyed to report that it maintains the high standard set by last year’s knockout shows."

Centerstage - Highly Recommended

"...this version is not only big and splashy, befitting the enormous Paramount Center stage, but it’s filled with surprises. This production features additional songs from the film, as well as a full-sized car that drives out onto the stage and rotates to become “Greased Lightning.” Doody’s (a perfectly cast Sean Effinger-Dean) sweet 4-chord guitar solo, “Those Magic Changes,” turns into a polished production number featuring a terrific Forever Plaid backup quartet."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended

"...Jocks and Greasers abound as a cast of many musical talents pile into a 1956 Chevy and we are off to high school. So get this, boy meets girl, girl likes boy, summer ends, school starts, boy sees girl and ignores her, girl pines over boy, both try to be something they are not to get to the core of what they once had when they knew who they were. Sounds like your typical teenage tale."

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

"... The orchestra under the direction of Deb Stevenson fills this large theater with great sound, yet never allows the instruments to outweigh the voices of the talent on stage. Michael Keefe’s musical direction makes for strong interpretation of the work and allows both young and old audience members to appreciate what was in the late 1950′s as presented in this production."